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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Mammoplasty

Health Encyclopedia: Cosmetic Breast Surgery

Alternative Names

Mastopexy; Mammoplasty; Breast size reduction; Breast lift; Breast lift with reduction; Breast lift with augmentation


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Expert & Community Posts

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Breast Reconstruction FAQs: Autologous or Body Tissue Reconstruction
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...FAQ, published today, on body tissue or autologous breast reconstruction.Here's the intro:Q.... Read more »

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Two New FAQs on Breast Reconstruction and Breast Forms/Prostheses
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...Please read two new articles on post-mastectomy care:Breast Reconstruction FAQs: What Are My... Read more »

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Adjusting to Breast Reconstruction
By Jeannette Vagnozzi , Health Expert

...the body, or combination of methods.Read more about breast reconstruction. Read more »

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I Chose Saline Implants
By Jeannette Vagnozzi , Health Expert

Click on the link to read about how I chose saline breast implants after my double mastectomy at... Read more »

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Keri's Breast Cancer Story: The Routine After Starting Breast Reconstruction
By Doug Haberstroh , Health Expert

...undergone weeks of chemotherapy and had just done breast reconstruction surgery following... Read more »

Health Guide

Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery, Mastectomy, and Side Effects
...tingling, and difficulty in extending the arm fully. These effects can last for months or years afterward.Breast ReconstructionAfter a mastectomy, some women choose a breast prosthesis or opt for... Read more »
Breast Cancer Treatments for Breast Cancer Stages 0-5
...sampling) followed by external beam radiation therapy. (2) Modified or radical mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction. (3) Removal or radiation of lymph nodes. Choice between (1) and (2)... Read more »
Cosmetic breast surgery
Mastopexy; Mammoplasty; Breast size reduction; Breast lift; Breast lift with reduction; Breast lift with augmentation Risks In addition to the... Read more »
Breast Reconstruction FAQs: Body Tissue Reconstruction
LAT flap, TRAM flap... Read on to view more Breast Cancer Comics on breast reconstruction!Q. I’ve decided to have breast reconstruction after my mastectomy, and I’d like to do one of those... Read more »

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Breast Biopsy, Lumpectomy

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Related News

Adjustable Breast Implants
May 05, 2008

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Right now, more than 2 million women in the United States are living with breast cancer. Many of these... Read summary »

Many women given incomplete info about breast reconstruction
December 28, 2008

A doctor's uncertainty and a hospital's budget are just two of the factors that experts say may keep breast cancer patients from getting thorough... Read summary »

Study: Breast implants double infection risk for cancer patients
October 03, 2008

Breast cancer patients who get implants in reconstructive surgery may be twice as likely to get an infection as women whose reconstruction surgery... Read summary »